Death Valley - We're "Home" For The Next Six Months
October 7, 2024 Today is the day we get to the destination that started our cross-country adventure, Death Valley National Park. The truck, Chief, and 5th wheel clocked just a little over 3,000 miles as we meandered from campground to campground between Asheville, NC and Death Valley. However, Cyndee's little hot rod, a Ford Edge with twin turbos, turned over 5,300 miles. In addition to making the same trip as the truck it also served as our runabout, doing all the sightseeing at the 15 campgrounds we stayed at along the way. Chief with his 5th wheel and Cyndee's hot rod with her cargo trailer. We got an early start in Pahrump, again trying to avoid the heat of the day. Fortunately we are having a little cooler start than our last travel day. And another bonus is that today's travel time is barely more than an hour. And it is pretty much downhill the whole way. Pahrump, NV is at an elevation of approximately 2,700' while Furnace Creek, th...